All About Pocket Knives

I'm still hoping to catch Emperor of the North Pole sometime.

"The Saluki" departing the Carbondale, Il station

That station looks like some local libraries. Cool shot, Ike.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Thu Feb 19, 2026 1:57 pm That station looks like some local libraries. Cool shot, Ike.

It is new, just opened last year. They spent more than $26 million on it, and it looks like a danged old library!

Waukonda wrote: ↑Thu Feb 19, 2026 2:46 pm

1967redrider wrote: ↑Thu Feb 19, 2026 1:57 pm That station looks like some local libraries. Cool shot, Ike.

It is new, just opened last year. They spent more than $26 million on it, and it looks like a danged old library!

Waukonda wrote: ↑Thu Feb 19, 2026 2:46 pm

1967redrider wrote: ↑Thu Feb 19, 2026 1:57 pm That station looks like some local libraries. Cool shot, Ike.

It is new, just opened last year. They spent more than $26 million on it, and it looks like a danged old library!

That’s okay Ike
They spent $350 a square foot to add on to our Library number of years ago. Back in 96-97 they built the stupid library to look like an old farm house high ceilings a fire place. Nothing but a nightmare to heat no place to build up. Then when they wanted to add on they kept the same design. Neighbors did not like me. I was happy to let them add on square building two stories. Needless to say all got was higher taxes and I have not been through the door to see the waste of taxpayer dollars.
Steve

I have not posted my Christmas gift to myself yet I don’t think. I know MOP is not your favorite Ike.
This is a double post,
My trains from a while back run into my knife from now.
Thanks to RR for posting his knife like the one in the picture. I had to go find one. So here you have it trains and knives together.
Both with a constitutional theme kind of, close enough.
Enjoy
Steve

Awesome Fight'N Rooster and boxcar, Steve.

LKSKNIVES wrote: ↑Fri Feb 20, 2026 9:25 pm So here you have it trains and knives together.

Nice to see!

Any of you model railroaders got one of these classic N&W alcos?

Not sure if this has been posted here or not but I saw it today on Reddit. The Guinness record longest song played by a model train. https://youtu.be/LNvZY6cOijo?si=0qq5ZbcXXR9N12en

Waukonda wrote: ↑Tue Feb 24, 2026 11:50 pm Any of you model railroaders got one of these classic N&W alcos?

Cool RS, Ike. The one I have is a U.P.

Was looking at some vintage pics online, thought these 2 Chessie coal train pics were worth showing.

That's the farm in the background (circled, roughly 2 miles away) and the tracks on the far right are now the Canal Parkway leading out of downtown Cumberland. I think the picture was taken close to the Alpine-Eagle Macaroni Factory, which is now The Outdoor Club. Cool Conrail boxcar along with the Chessie cats.

Not sure about the location of your other picture, Ike.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Fri Feb 27, 2026 2:20 am That's the farm in the background (circled, roughly 2 miles away) and the tracks on the far right are now the Canal Parkway leading out of downtown Cumberland. I think the picture was taken close to the Alpine-Eagle Macaroni Factory, which is now The Outdoor Club. Cool Conrail boxcar along with the Chessie cats.

Not sure about the location of your other picture, Ike.

That is something, John. When I posted these pics, I almost mentioned that it reminded me of the area in pictures that you post.

Very cool pictures and nice when you can identify and area you know like that or if you see from a plane. Very interesting to me.
Steve.

A few more pics that I liked and downloaded.

More cool pictures, Ike. Those Tuscan PRR E units are sweet. That NS coal drag would have to be here on the East Coast, maybe along the Susquehanna? I bet those scrap-loaded gondolas are HEAVY.

Conrail (CR) was once Penn Central Transportation Company, Erie Lackawanna Railway, Ann Arbor Railway, Lehigh Valley Railroad, Reading Company, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Lehigh and Hudson River Railway, Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (merged April 1, 1976), Monongahela Railroad (merged 1993) - courtesy of Wikipedia. I had to look it up to make sure I listed them all.

Fresh outta the paint shop, CPKC's America 250 loco!

Nice picture
Love the colors

LKSKNIVES wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2026 8:47 pm Nice picture
Love the colors

Steve, that is not my picture, I should have mentioned that. I just saw an article about it and thought I would post the pic.

Though it would be nice to see in person.

I would love to see that Loco cruise on by

Railfanned in Granite City, Il today

The old switcher, SLCC (St Louis Car Company), used to work Union Station in StL, but now resides in the Granite City yard.

Waukonda wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2026 10:53 pm Railfanned in Granite City, Il today

The old switcher, SLCC (St Louis Car Company), used to work Union Station in StL, but now resides in the Granite City yard.

Nice pictures Ike
I definitely like the switchers

Waukonda wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2026 5:18 pm Fresh outta the paint shop, CPKC's America 250 loco!

Do love a restored Loco.